Getting over Getting Older
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (534 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0425157938 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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"They discern nobility and power in the elder female. magazine Letty Cottin Pogrebin. "My feminist sisters counsel women to welcome age", writes award-winning author and founder of "Ms". So do I, but I'm not in a hurry to "be" one. I hated turning 50, it's as simple as that". With a winning combination of insight and emotional honesty, she shatters myths about everything from menopause to monogamy--and offers women a new, mindful perspective on the middle chapters of their lives.
. Despite a glib, overly playful tone that trivializes certain issues, Pogrebin's desire to share downplayed truths is a boon. Faced with turning 50, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, founder of Ms. and author of several books including Growing Up Free, says her reactions ranged "from astonishment to anger, from confusion to curiosity, from denial to disgust." Using herself as a compass and adding many other well- known voices, Pogrebin's irreverent book takes on friendship, sex, love, dieting, mothering adults, the physical and emotional depredations of aging, and mortality. Rather than stubbornly toeing the line on spurning pla
Denny Davis said I read this book years ago when I turned 50. I read this book years ago when I turned 50 and it was very helpful. I bought this as a gift from someone's 50th birthday but the condition of the book was not as expected so I returned it.. C. Lacher said Superficial. Maybe I didn't enjoy this so much because I am only Superficial C. Lacher Maybe I didn't enjoy this so much because I am only 45 and, therefore, a good 15 years younger than the author. That makes us of different generations making her personal anecdotes difficult to relate to. In addition, I don't have a great career, I'm not married, I don't live in a large metropolitan & cosmopolitan area, I don't have a group of. 5 and, therefore, a good 15 years younger than the author. That makes us of different generations making her personal anecdotes difficult to relate to. In addition, I don't have a great career, I'm not married, I don't live in a large metropolitan & cosmopolitan area, I don't have a group of. Delin Colon said The lady doth protest too much. While I had adjustments to make when I came into my 50's, this book didn't really help, as Pogrebin was far more freaked out than I was about aging, and seems to spend the book convincing herself that it's ok. I wasn't concerned with a lot of the superficial stuff with regard to aging looks, weight, etc. So it was more the spiritual and existe